Indiana University Athletics
Indiana Player Quotes
1/17/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 17, 2006
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Illinois vs. Indiana
January 17, 2006
Indiana Player Quotes
Junior Guard Roderick Wilmont
On his play throughout the game:
RW:"My job on this team is to play with a lot of energy and I did. We came out a little slow and I put it on myself to come out and play hard."
On the team defense:
RW: "I think Lewis Monroe did a great job on Dee Brown tonight. As a team we played well on defense because we were taking on switches and that is what we need to keep doing."
On the importance of this game:
RW: "It was a good win for us. Illinois is a very good team. I know Dee Brown played hard and they didn't quit. It was a good win for us and we have to keep playing the way we've been playing."
Senior forward Marco Killingsworth
On the Illinois run in the second half:
MK: "They are a good team. They are in the top five. It was just a matter of time before they got going and we had to hold it down."
On rebounding:
MK: "Coach (Davis) got on me about it. He said I would come out of the game with just one rebound. That is all I was focused on in the first half because the points are going to come."
Senior guard Marshall Strickland
On what this game means to the team:
MS: "It was a big win for us. All of the fans were excited, but we expected to win. We are No. 11 in the country, and we feel like we are a top five team. We executed tonight and that is what we get is a good win."
On the recently close wins in the Big Ten:
MS: "We are beating good teams right now. The Big Ten has a lot of really good teams. We went up to Michigan State and lost, but we came back and got some things ironed out and played really well tonight."
On the team's slow start:
MS: "Lately, we've been coming out of the blocks slow. We spotted Ohio State a lot of points also. At home we can over come those, but on the road, I think we are going to have to become a faster starting team and learn how to come out with more intensity."
